Virtually everywhere? Digitalisation and jobs in the euro area (Part 2)

How is AI changing what we do? What does a job in the platform economy look like? How will the coronavirus pandemic affect the way we work? Our host Michael Steen discusses these questions and more with economists Robert Anderton and Lara Vivian. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank. Published on 29 September 2020 and recorded on 13 August 2020. In this episode: 01:04 – Digitalisation and job polarisation How digitalisation is changing our roles and how job polarisation is affecting different euro area countries. 04:47 – Zooming in on artificial intelligence What the impact of AI is on jobs, what it means for the future of the job market and how AI is affecting different sectors. 06:57 – The platform economy What the characteristics of the platform economy are, how it has increased in size over the past years and possible policy implications. 14:25 – Labour markets after coronavirus- the new normal? How the pandemic could result in a permanent acceleration and take-up of digitalisation. Why this can pose challenges and provide new opportunities. Further reading: Virtually everywhere? Digitalisation and the euro area and EU economies https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ecb.op244~2acc4f0b4e.en.pdf Digitalisation and its impact on the economy: insights from a survey of large companies https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic-bulletin/focus/2018/html/ecb.ebbox201807_04.en.html Study to monitor the economic development of the collaborative economy at sector level in the 28 EU Member States https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/0cc9aab6-7501-11e8-9483-01aa75ed71a1 New evidence on platform workers in Europe https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/new-evidence-platform-workers-europe Hours of work polarisation? https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpwps/ecb.wp2324~3a8fca82b4.en.pdf European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html